Educational medium.



Patented Sept. 24, I901.

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(Application filed June a, 1900,

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HELEN B. FROEI-ILICH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

EDUCATIONAL MEDIUM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 683,267, datedSeptember 24, 1901.

Application filed June 8, 1900. Serial No 19,575. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HELEN B. FROEHLICH, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in thecounty and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Educational Mediums, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to educational appliances; and its object is toprovide certain new and useful improvements in educational mediumswhereby words as they appear in books, charts, tablets, cards, leaflets,and like educational mediums appeal strikingly to the eye of the studentto facilitate and simplify the study and teaching of spelling andreading and the pronunciation of words.

The invention consists, essentially, in an educational medium such as abook, card, chart, or the like-having the syllables of a word appearingin contrasting colors.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming-a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 represents a word syllabified in accordance with myimprovement, as many different colors being applied as there aresyllables in a word. Fig. 2 shows a word syllabified according to myimprovement, the several syllables of the word appearing in threedistinct colors. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 show words syllabified by having twodifferent colors applied alternately, and Fig. 6 illustrates a Wordsyllabified by means of different colors placed in close proximity tothe corresponding syllables.

In the syllabification of words according to my improvement two or morecolors are used to separate and define each syllable in a word, thecolors selected for the purpose being preferably bright and contrasting,as many colors, however, being selected as there are syllables in theword and as many distinct colors being employed as there are unaccentedsyllables in the word; but for the accented syllables I use a neutralcolor or, preferably, black. A neutral color or black may be used torepresent'the accented syllables in a word, whilecontiguous unaccentedsyllables are represented by two other colors legible and contrastingand used alternately.

In the following detailed description I use the term syllable asemploying all the letters comprising it.

In Fig. 1 the four syllables of the word aeronaut are indicated by A A Ain four colors, preferably a neutral color or black for the syllable Xand the colors red, green, and yellow for the syllables A A Arespectively. It is evident that by the use of the legible andcontrasting colors employed each syllable is strikingly distinguishedfrom its contiguous syllable, so that a student can more readilymemorize and properly spell, read, and pronounce the Word.

In the word Pennsylvania (shown in Fig. 2) the unaccented syllables Bappear preferably in red, while the remaining unaceented syllables B Bare colored green and the accented syllable X is colored black. Theshade of color used for the accented syllable is selected heavier orlighter according to the corresponding accent to be given to thesyllable. By employing red and green alternately and a third neutralcolor or black to represent the accented syllable a very effectiveseparation of the several syllables 1s obtained to sharply define thesyllables without separating the same or using special marks, asheretofore practiced.

In Fig. 3 the unaccented syllables O C of the word Egyptian appear inthe same color, preferably red, said syllables being separated by theaccented syllable X in a neutral color or black.

In the word colonelship (shown in Fig. 4) the final letters H H H of thesyllables D D D appear in a legible and contrasting color, preferablyred, while the remaining letters Y Y Y of said syllables appear in aneutral color or black. By the arrangement described not only thesyllables appear distinct, but also the end of each syllable is sharplydefined.

As shown in Fig. 5, the initial letters I I I of the syllables E E F. inthe word sover eign appear in contrasting color, preferably red, and theremaining letters Z Z Z of said syllables appear in a neutral color orblack, so that not only the syllables appear distinct from one another,but also the beginning of each syllable is strikingly marked.

In Fig. 6 the word appreciate appears printed in black, and thesyllables F, X F, and F are defined by colored lines G, J, G, and Gplaced in close proximity to the several syllables, preferably beneaththe same. The lines are bright, and contrastingly-coL ored lines areunder the unaccented syllables F F F while the line J under the accentedsyllable X is preferably of a neutral color or black.

From the foregoing it is evident that the syllables in a Word are notseparated, as heretofore practiced, but appear distinct to the eye ofthe student, owing to the different colors employed.

The value of books, charts, and other educational mediums producedaccording to my invention is much enhanced by the application of thecolor features, as they represent difficult and long words as unbrokenwholes, and at the same time they are presented in parts that stand outdistinctly as individual small wholes that appeal strikingly to the eye.

Having thus fully described myinvention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. Asa new article of manufacture, aneducational medium such as a book, chart, card or the like used forstudying and teaching the syllabification of words, and having wordsthereon visually syllabicated by color, as set forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture, an educational medium used forteaching the syllabification of words, and having thereon words, thesyllables of which appear in contrasting colors, as set forth.

3. As a new article of manufacture, an educational medium used forteaching the syllabification of Words and having Words thereon, thecontiguous syllables of a word appearing in different colors, as setforth.

4. As a new article of manufacture, an educational medium used forteaching the syllabification of words and having words thereon, thecontiguous syllables of a word appearing in different colors, theunaccented syllables being in colors other than black, and the accentedsyllables being of a neutral color or black, as set forth.

HELEN B. FROEHLICII.

Witnesses:

THEODORE A. FRoEHLIoH, JOHN HAYES.

